Stay in Bologna for under £100 a night

There’s something addictive about Bologna, with its long porticoed streets, sun-baked squares, cavernous churches and labyrinthine lanes dotted with bars and cafes.  It is home to the western world’s oldest university (dating from the 11th century) and there are tremendous towers that make the mind boggle.  The capital of the Emilia-Romagna region retains a delightfully … Read more

Will AFL WAGs will miss out on their big night? Brownlow Medals looks to cancel the red carpet

Will AFL WAGs will miss out on their big night? Red carpet fashion extravaganza before the Brownlow Medal looks set to be cancelled because of coronavirus By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:38 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 13:42 BST, 16 May 2020 When Rebecca Judd walked the red carpet in a … Read more

Hamburg for under £100 a night! Enjoy the unexpected green elegance of this city on the cheap

‘I was born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg,’ was John Lennon’s impression of Germany‘s second city. But The Beatles left the Reeperbahn in 1962, and the neon signs of Hamburg’s red light district are best avoided.  Instead, embrace the unexpected green elegance of this industrial city.  Take in the parks and lakes while stopping … Read more

Olivia Culpo has a self-isolation ‘prom night’ with football player boyfriend Christian McCaffrey

Olivia Culpo and her 23-year-old football player boyfriend Christina McCaffrey had some fun during self-isolation this weekend. The lovebirds threw a prom night as they partied with her sister Sophia as well as Christian’s mother Lisa McCaffrey and several other members of his family. ‘Tonight is prom night w our quarantine crew,’ said the Sports … Read more

Rotterdam for under £100 a night!

Windmills and tulips are thin on the ground in Rotterdam, one of the most relentlessly forward-looking cities in Europe.  Much of the centre, devastated during World War II, has a retro-futurist look with striking Sixties architecture.  Now Eurostar offers direct trains from London St Pancras — a journey of barely three hours — it’s high … Read more

Sarah Ferguson dons a flower crown as she reads How About a Night Out? for Storytime with Fergie

Sarah Ferguson advises viewers ‘not to go prowling’ about outside as she reads How About a Night Out? during her online ‘Storytime With Fergie And Friends’ YouTube series Duchess of York read How About a Night Out? during her YouTube reading show Sarah Ferguson, 60, put on a very animated performance while reading book  Opted … Read more

How to visit Tromso for under £100 a night

Most visitors head to the small Norwegian city of Tromso, sitting a chilly 350km above the Arctic Circle, for the Northern Lights that streak across the night sky.  But shift your gaze downwards and there’s plenty going on at eye level here, too. From its centuries-old townhouses, to its fantastic waterside restaurants (not to mention the cinematic … Read more

Ore Oduba shares details of his mood-boosting date night with wife Portia

‘Had a bit of a wobble at the weekend’: Ore Oduba shares details of his mood-boosting date night with wife Portia as they tuck into steak and ice-cream By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 11:58 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 11:58 BST, 28 April 2020 Ore Oduba reveals he organised a date night at … Read more

Residents dance a socially distant version of Whigfield’s famous Saturday Night routine 

Lock down and boogie: Residents dance a socially distant version of Whigfield’s famous Saturday Night routine The fun footage was taken outside flats in Canon Mooney Gardens in Dublin Dozens of dancers perform the synchronised routine to the classic 80s tune Many people can be seen standing out on their balconies to watch the spectacle  By … Read more

AMANDA PLATELL: How Wills turned into a right royal Goon on the Big Night In – and we loved it! 

Who’d ever have thought it? The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC’s fundraiser The Big Night In. Yes, there was Prince William in a Blackadder sketch with Stephen Fry joking he wasn’t wearing any trousers! His Goon-loving dad Charles … Read more